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Submitted by
tim harsh
a Weekend Warrior
from kansas city k.s.
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | stadium | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | good traction,slow wear makes a great front tire(2.25) | | Weaknesses: | really nothing but after a while it starts to get little cracks around the tread | | Similar Products Used: | wtb mottorapters(2.4) tioga factory dh(2.3) | | Bike Setup: | schwinn homegrown pro marzocchi Z3.5 truvativ cranks sun mammoth fats wheels(sweet) and xt componets | | Bottom Line: | i bought the tire new and since i mounted it on the rim i haven't had any flats so if you can still find one of these get it i also recomend the irc kujo dh tire | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel
a Racer
from netherlands
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
brione italy | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
snake bites won't be a problem any more and the weight is low for a downhill tire.and the profile is just one of the best i have ever ride.The look off it is also very nice because the red lines on the site wall of the tire. | | Weaknesses: |
there aren't much weaknesses but there is one if i have to be onessly, after a while the tire get some cracks. | | Similar Products Used: |
i'have tried all sort of tires like michelin wildgripper DH and spacialized. | | Bike Setup: |
a GT zaskar LE | | Bottom Line: | I would say buy him if you want a fine dh tire but don't buy it for durability | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BIO
a Downhiller
from IDAHO
Date Reviewed: June 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
BALDY MTN. | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
GOOD GRIP | | Weaknesses: |
FALL APART | | Similar Products Used: |
IRC KUJO | | Bike Setup: |
SCHWINN STRAIGHT-6 | | Bottom Line: | THESE TIRES HAVE GREAT GRIP, BUT YOU CAN'T USE THEM ON VERY ROUGH TERRAIN. ONE OF THE RUBBER KNOBS OF THE TREAD RIPED HALF-WAY OFF ON MY FIRST REAL DH RUN WITH THEM! ALTHOUGH, THEY WERE PRETTY WORN FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER TIRE. GREAT GRIP WHEN IN TACT, THOUGH! | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bio
a Downhiller
from Hailey, ID
Date Reviewed: June 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Baldy Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Similar Products Used: |
IRC KUJO DH | | Bike Setup: |
SCHWINN STRAIGHT-6 | | Bottom Line: | Same as the Kujo. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Terrence
a Cross-Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: March 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
GRIP!! GRIP!!
hard to puncture,
boy they grip like there is no tomorrow | | Weaknesses: |
none...a bit heavy though. but they are DH tires you know. | | Similar Products Used: |
Kujo DH, El Gatto | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale Super V 400, Sun TCC/Chris King/Missle up front and El Gatto at the back | | Bottom Line: | This tire rocks. A pity IRC kinda replaced it with Kujo DH...but trust me, the combination of Missle upfront and El Gatto at the back, best grip ever. My friend uses it to play street riding ie: playing trails on street... and most of them use it. damn good. a bit sluggish for XC, but I'ved used it once and by God, I swear it gripped better then my stinking MythosXC. what a pity you can't find it anymore. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
these are for DH, not XC !
a downhiller
from hickville MA
Date Reviewed: March 11, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
ahyuk, if you use these tires for xc you are extremely dumb and retarded, they are heavy and have too much tread for xc, they are made for dh and possibly for ds too. if i find out that anyone uses these tires for xc, i will personally beat the living sh!t out of you.!!!!but they are great dh tires | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christiaan Vingerling
a downhiller
from The Netherlands
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I really like this tire, the grip is excellent especially on rocks. The look of the tire is very cool ,I really like the red color. Snake bites don't come easy
with this tire, I only have had one on a metal piece sticking out of the ground,
just bad luck I guess. The wait of the tire is good for a DH-tire, and it doesn't ride to heavy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beast
a downhiller
from Ottawa, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
As an all round racing DH tire, they suck, except for fire roads. But, for a XC front tire,they rule. The missile corners excepionally well, better than any other xc tire. They're a fun free riding tire, but keep out of the mud and off of the wet roots. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bill
a cross-country rider
from collingswood n.j.
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i replaced the rear stock tire on my trek 7000 with a missle. great grip & control. although they do fill up with mud quickly. i think it's a good combo. both front and back would be a little too heavy. no flats yet. glass, sharp rocks and thorns don't seem to be a problem. overall great!yeeeaaaooo 5 piping hot chilis for these monsters | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guy
a racer
from Milpitas
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I slammed these tires on my '97 Trek Y-5, to replace the stock Bontrager Jones tires. IRC Missles grip so damn hard, and I have mine pumped up to 60 psi. On a recent downhill run at Grant Park in San Jose, I reached 60 mph on these things, and the tires give was so predictable. It is only crass mistakes which will cause you to washout. These tires are worth the money, because they make you so confident that you will want to roll over anything (like sharp rocks at 45 mph). On the downside, you will suffer on the ascents, because these tires are a bit weighty, and have tremendous rolling resistance (that is why I have them pumped up to 60 psi). The benefits outweigh the drawbacks though, because unprecedented traction and control will be yours. So check out these tires, and if find your climbing hindered, just sprint downhill and you will make up for the lost uphill time. I give these tires 4 chilis, 'cos they grip like Abrams tank treads, but are heavy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
a downhiller
from Bay Area
Date Reviewed: October 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Loads more traction and cheap. I ride it only in the front and use something else in the rear (to keep weight down). Ride my other bike for the first time in a long time with specialiazed team tires and skidded out all over the place cause they didn't have the traction the missle does. I really gotta get a gozziloddi (spelling) though. My theory is wider the better. on courses like Northstar this year which was full of dust and ruts all over the place, wide = fast = good. But the missle did fine. Catcha at the races. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kev
a downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These tyres are great when partnered with an EL Gato rear. Most people seem to realise this, but the few who insist that they suck have probably got them set up all wrong. You need a WIDE rim (minimum Mavic 521, but preferably a 321 or Sun-Ringle Phat Albert). You also need to run them at low pressure (35 psi). This makes them severely draggy uphill - but why are you using these tyres if you want to ride up. They grip fine when you are pushing! The upshot of this is that you need a DH inner tube. Try a Hutchinson Green Tube, which works well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chewbacca
a
from bezerkely, california
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
man this tires rock! i've had them on the trials bike for over 6 months and not one pinch flat yet...and i run them at 30psi or lower. i had my first flat with them today...tubes fault not the tire...and i ran it totally flat for 5 miles on pavement...not one crease in teh sidewall! and i had total control over the bike (rear) even though it was flat....and talk about cornering and predicatbility! these tires just keep on hooking up even when you lay it hard into the corners...i've yet to have these things slip on me. they do pack up in mud and get skiddish when wet...but what tires don't? they are hard to find now...so go get some today!!!!!!!!!!!! the only bad thing about these tires...for xc use they are heavy...you notice them on the climbs, but with the traction and control they provide...i'll pedal them up any hill...jsut a bit slower!
for downhill...slap them on and go!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Konaholic
a cross-country rider
from Calgary, Alberta Canada
Date Reviewed: July 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I use the Missile on the front and am very pleased with the performance. It really digs when cornering hard. The one characteristic that appeals to me is its predictability. I can feel exactly what's going on up front with this tire. I punctured it on a fast downhill covered with roots and jagged rocks and didn't realize that it had flatted until I started to slip on some off camber roots. I couldn't believe it was still rideable while flat. Turned out I had a pinch flat due to too low air pressure. I trust this tire 100 per cent! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Macki
a cross-country rider
from Ottawa, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
After about 15 fairly hard XC rides on the tires I have no complaints except that they do tend to pack up with mud fairly easily. They do however still handle very well in the goop so I could really care less. They handle very nicely and have had no problems with cornering. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
slappy
a weekend warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: May 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
NICE very nice. bombing ski slopes is a breeze with these, I was able to haul ass through hard pack, rocks, BIG rocks, twigs, grass, and sandpits.... I paced full suspension rigs while on hardtail with these tires. not bad on wet stuff either, I RIPPED through mud and foot deep water during el nino | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Burton
a weekend warrior
from Alden, IA
Date Reviewed: April 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The Missiles are, for the most part, an excellent tire. I use them more for hardtrials riding rather than downhilling because that's what I do more. I chose them because downhill tires handle the abuses of concrete steps, curbs, and the accidental glass that always seem to be in my path. I've done countless tests on these tires and haven't popped one yet. I don't worry much about glass anymore because they seem immortal to it. They're great in these areas, their cornering traction is unbeatable. The downfalls of the tire is mud. It doesn't take much Iowa mud to clog these up for good, and it takes forever for it to clean itself out. Other than that, it's great, 5 chilies, even though I should only put 4. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scote
a weekend warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: March 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These are the best tires on the market. I switched from wimpy Panaracer Duster IIs. What a difference! When I go down steep hills I can actually get traction! My braking and cornering has increased immensly. I can't believe that I rode without them! These tires will also increase your confidence. On my Panaracers, I slid out and ate it really hard. Now, I am confident again and go much faster since I know I will be able to stop without skidding down half the mountain!! I noticed the weight a little bit, but if you are concerned about it, buy Panaracer GreenLite tubes. They will shave off another 50 grams from rotating weight. Five flaming chilies all the way. I wish I could give them six!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
u know
a downhiller
from us
Date Reviewed: January 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
this tire is the bomb i love it i rode it in the slick suff and in the rock and it out performs specialized and tioga any day of the week as you may know i go over 50mph on mine all the time and they really hook up i am soooooo satisfied with mine and what downhiller cares about the weight | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marshall
a racer
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: December 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I hooked into these things 'cause I like to go fast! They are heavy, but corner at speed like nothing else, and track through the rough like you wouldn't believe. I've ripped through hardpack, loose sand, that pumice gravel swagg at Mammoth, and snow mixed with slimy mud up in the Laguna Mtns, and these tires have never made me nervous. My tech. weenie buddies rag on me --too heavy for racing-- but crap on that! I always beat them down the hill!
A GREAT TIRE! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff mendenhall
a cross-country rider
from mission viejo ca
Date Reviewed: November 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Went from a mythos to this one. I cut the sidewall of mythos, sent back tire for a replacement,seem to be getting jerked around. It's been 2 months now. Excellant tire, I run mine w/60psi and get awsome control with minimal rolling resistance. BTW the missle will be replaced soon with a tire called the Kujo it will be even more of a motocross type motorcycle construction. Only thing is it will weigh approx. 120 grams more than tne Missile. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wildman
a downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: November 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
45 degrees at 60 km's an hour.
No f@$%!n worrys.
These tires rock.
Only prob is if you live in Wellington (it may be the whole of NZ) you can't get them anymore. Apparently the suppliers owe IRC bulk money so we can't get any more.
I got the last one in Wellington yesterday $30, sweet as. That amounts to about $20 american. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ashley Gaunt
a downhiller
from Newcastle
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've used these for a year.
I don't give a shit about what people say, these are the best tyres ever.
They eat shit and DONT die, ie no punctures (even 6 nails)
They grip like a bitch round ya middle on the dry stuff, are consistant on the crumble stuff and grip like a mother on the pete stuff. They do clogg however on really sticky stuff, but hey I've got spikes for that.
In England its pissy wet all the time nearly. And I've given these tyres serious abuse and let the 6 travel sort the job out. The only consideration is that the new rear missile type tyre will be better under breaking. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
epic
a downhiller
from CT
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I like the Missile but I don't feel that it is by any means the best tire out there. I ndry conditions it is outstanding, but I think it lacks elsewhere. I feel that it has a tendency for the rear to swap under braking, more so than other tirres. Oh, and quit calling Luke Patching a baby, he's right in the rain these are evil.On bone dry courses these tires are great.On wet courses they suck.On in between courses they're okay, but the rear wants too swap a lot. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Squirrel Tracker
a downhiller
from Bay Area
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is the best all around DH tire on the market. Works great, predictable cornering in the loose stuff. Only other tire I will race on is the Wild Gripper for courses with few loose turns, which is very rare. It is the most popular tire at the races, so all of us can't be wrong. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: October 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires suck for most downhills, they're only good for ripping down fire roads, but not everybody does that. They suck when they get wet (If someone says they're fine when wet, then they aint riding hard enough), I try to avoid every puddle and muddy section or else I waste time trying to concentrate on what my tires are doing rather than on the trail itself. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Willy
a weekend warrior
from S.F.,CA
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The missle tracks very well in all areas, especially in corners. The
weight is outweighed by quailties such as the pinch flat and punture resistence casing and the cool looking red sidewall.This is truely a downhill bomb proof
won't let you down tire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fredrik Allinger
a weekend warrior
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I like!
Was riding puny garden variety Pirahnas, unhappy with performance in local terrain, wich is more like rock quarry than anything else. Change improves ride, gives better grip, is less punishing on me and bike. Very very sweet! Will change rear tire too as soon as I can afford it. Kudos to IRC. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke Patching
a downhiller
from Alexandria, Virginia
Date Reviewed: September 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I don't understand why people are getting so angry with me. Are you guys afraid to hear the truth? My experiences with them are negative and I guess by your reaction that all of you like breaking your arms. FWIW, I won the pro downhill event last month in Snowshoe, West Virginia but not on these sunuvabitches. They SUCK! So do people who can't take criticism. So whatever you guys say bad about me bounces off me and sticks to you. FYI, my mom is my agent and trainer. She'll whoop all you losers! | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Albert
a downhiller
from Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I took my bike to Bromont and I don't think thatI've ever seen so many people on the side of the trail fixing flats. I haven't had one with my Missiles, even through some really rocky sections. These things corner like crazy!!!! I'll never use another downhill tire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a weekend warrior
from Los Gatos, CA
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a great tire! It's not too heavy for a 2.25. I has great traction and rolling resistance is not bad. Currently I am only running it up front. I have never cornerred with such confidence. It really feels like you have a solid platform under your fork. Braking is excellent on the steep and hairy. Can't wait to try it on the back.The only negative I can mention is that it slowed down the steering responce a bit. However, I can still wiz through the single track. Also, I would not run this tire in the mud. The tread pattern is too tight to shed mud well.This tire is definately worthy five roasty peppers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nivlek
a cross-country rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Goddamn good set of tires!!!! Went down a hill screaming and came out kicking!! Best part is that you'll never ever get flats. Hell, I bet if there were pins on the ground, they'll just bend under them. Traction is totally excellent and the loud buzz on the road is fearsome. A definet 5 chilis!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott McCullough
a cross-country rider
from Rocklin CA USA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I think the IRC Missle it great. It's the best tire i ever used. I think every body should have a set of them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CJ
a downhiller
from
Date Reviewed: July 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires rule! They're the best downhill tire for racing or just flying. If you area serios XC rider I wouldn't buy them they suck for racing but for just regular riding they'll do, cause any time lost on the uphills will be made up in the downs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen Dang
a weekend warrior
from Hobart, Tas. Australia
Date Reviewed: May 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The places I ride are mainly long downhills with heaps of loose stuff and in between are little singletracks that range from hardbacks to absolute slosh. I was riding on Panaracer Duster II kevlar beads but they stunk on hardpacks. Even though I had heard the Missiles were mainly used for d'hilling I decided to fit them on my XC beast. Since then I have never look back. Run these babies at aroud 40 psi and they just do about everything ie bites on the loose stuff especially around tight corners, grips tighty on mud runs(even though they load up keep the back spinning and G-forces will squish that crap out). Descending long technical downhills are a breeze as beings so fat and knobbly they just take the hits and ask for more, therefor you stick to the line you choose not what the run dictates. Climbing is easier beacause they bite so nice that you don't lose that power transfer from rear tyre to ground. Rolling resistance is OK but we don't live in a perfect world. People bitch about the weight of these tires but you gain more with these on then off.I love them and you will too and they definitely are not just for downhillers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miguel Ramos
a cross-country rider
from Homer,Alaska
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This tire kick some serios tire ass they may be heavy but I still hit 40mph easy and like they say wider is better, they bite sweet in hard pack and they corner good. In the mud they tend to get cloged up but what tire dosent and whene you need the tracktion they come up whith it. I have been threw a lot of tires and they havent performed as well as my missle. To The Bitch Luke Patching Hey dont blame you'r mom or the tire blame yore self, your the one that SUCKS HARD!!!!!!! Take it like a man not like a baby(which I bet you are a baby). So if you are gowing to blame somebody blame your self because your the one that SUCKS remember. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Enigma
a
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: April 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These babies really know how to rock! No, I don't think I'd XC race on them, but then again, have you seen what the pros have been running? Those slicks are some scary stuff! For just screwing around in the dirt and having a kick ass time, these things rule. Get them up to a half decent pressure and you don't have to worry about ripped side walls, or pinch flats, or anything. And damn do they got the traction! They managed to get me and my 31lb downhilling C’dale up some really nasty, muddy, rocky, lose, flowing creaks, nasty (ya, it was some killer stuff) trail. I was really impressed. They take rocky type trail real nice, handling the blows with ease. In the front they hook up great cornering, and have got to be the absolute best when it comes to hauling you to a stop. The breaking bar on these tread is awesome. I had the rear reversed, because I knew I would be doing just as much climbing as descending that day. They rear hooked up great in everything. I’ve heared that they aren’t the greatest in the mud, but I thought they worked just fine. Oh, and by the way, I have never owned a set of tires that corner as well as these thing do. The Specialized set I own used to impress me. Ya, they Specialized are great tires, and probably the ones I would chose to race on, but these Missles are way more fun.So what sucks about them you ask? Well not much. Yup, you can feel the weight on the flat, smooth stuff, or when climbing smooth stuff. They way about 750 grams a piece, probably 100-150 grams more then what your used to. But in every thing else the weight disappears, and you end up going just a little bit faster then you used to couse you got the traction and you got confidence. Heck, that weight even disappears when your climbing, couse you don’t have to fight the trail as much.So I say get a set of these. Your friends will love you couse you wont ever get any flats (well, at least a lot less then normal) and they will call you the Moto king couse you got the bike with the fattest, bichn’est, most overly testosterone fortified set a treads on it and you will be able to ride anything; up, down, even sideways (just not upside down! ;-) . If you spend a lot of time in the concrete jungle, do yourself a favor and get a set of slicks. The missles just won’t cut it there, but that’s ok, you wont hear me complaining.~Enigma
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Submitted by
Luke Patching
a downhiller
from Alexandria, VA
Date Reviewed: April 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are too fat and heavy. I don't like them at all. My mom recommended them to me and now I am ver disappointed in her. They always get so clogged up in mud and then I crash and it hurts. If you buy this tire, you'll be sorry. I don't know what the people below are talking about, but i tried them partially because of their very good opinios on them, but it turned out to be dead wrong. When I am riding on the rocks in the rain It gets very slippery and I broken my arm in two places and had to get a cast to reset the bones for 3 months. I don't like it and feel sad because the broken arm really hurtd. bye now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Flyboy
a cross-country rider
from Texas
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires kick ass. Very good all-around, and have yet to get a flat | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wee Quan Jung
a
from Philadelphia, PA
Date Reviewed: March 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I do trials and these tire are the best one so far. I can run low psi and still
not get that much pitch flat. The grip are really good because I can use low
pressure. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George
a weekend warrior
from Albuquerque NM
Date Reviewed: March 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I ride my missles for cross country, and yes they are heavier, but I'm still faster with them than with any other tire. The amount of time lose on the up hill I make up for on the down hill and on fast winding single tracks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenn Miller
a downhiller
from Agoura, CA
Date Reviewed: February 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I love these tires for Downhilling but I am too weight conscious to seriously use them for cross country racing. They ahve excellent pinch resistance and handle like a dream. I have had no flats with these these tires. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin
a weekend warrior
from Vancouver, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I run the Missile on my front wheel; most of my riding is in mud, rain, and
on steep hills covered in rocks, roots, and flowing water. Yes, this is the
North Shore. I'm a fairly large, heavy rider at 200 lbs and I've found this
tire is phenomenal for steering and braking. I'm not racing downhill with
it but it's a superb tire for gaining control of your steering in poor
conditions. The only significant downside is the weight but it's not a big
deal most of the time. It is a worthy tire for severe use and poor traction
conditions. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gustavo P F
a downhiller
from Sao Paulo , Brazil
Date Reviewed: February 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The IRC missle are the best tires out ther for DH . To hevy to cross country , but perfect to the fast donw hill racing ! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian Longstreet
a racer
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: January 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is the best tire I have ever ridden! It is a pretty neutral handler, yet has plenty of grip. The only problem is the weight. It can be felt on anything that isn't downhill. I was still considering these for cross country but decided against it. IRC needs a lighter weight cross-country Missle instead of those wimpy Mythos. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremiah Starkey
a racer
from CA
Date Reviewed: January 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Sweet tire. For dry conditions this tire offers the best traction of any tire I have ever riddin. Its not too good in the sticky mud that I ride in now, but this tire will get much use during race season. Weight is a negative. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Jones
a weekend warrior
from Easton,p.a.
Date Reviewed: December 15, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I love these tires. I use them for trails riding. The width of these tires is amazinig.
They give you a really good base to bounce on and they will not even scratch Mom's car
when you ride on top of it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Crum
a
from Arkansas
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I ride trials and this tire is great. It has a thick casing so I can run tire
pressures as low as 30psi and not pinch flat. It also grips realy well on
realy steep sloped rocks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos Alfaro
a downhiller
from San Jose, Costa Rica
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Absolutely the best tires ever. They grip extremely well in corners, even
in muddy condition. The casing is very strong and allows me to ride them at low pressures. Great product. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon McFarland
a downhiller
from Modesto, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are great on fast downhill technical bumpy terrain.
Also good at holding a corner on loose stuff. Main reason I purchased
was because I weigh 270 and hammer hard so I would get pinch flats.
Put these on and havent had one yet after 500+ miles of singletrack.
Worth their weight in gold or $35 bucks anyway. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith Yan
a downhiller
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: July 2, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
They are the best tires I have use, very good at corners, can take a good beating. I run them at a very low pressure (about 35psi) and no pinch flats, no rim dings from hard landings, and best of all they last longer than anyother tires I have used! Now if they could make it lighter!
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Submitted by
Miles Pederson
a downhiller
from Mill valley
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The best tire I have ever ridden. Excellent in all conditions except mud
thats when it starts to pack up. Perfect for the downhiller.
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